I’ve been on a lamb and Greek food bender lately, partly fueled by a couple of visits to Taverna Ouzo in Monroe. First we have sliced lamb cutlets (from the shoulder I think) that I found at McCaffrey’s. I dusted them with za’atar and grilled them in my ridged grill pan on the stovetop, being … Continue reading →

This is based on the recipe for zucchini with mint in my July 29 In The Kitchen Column for the Packet. It is so simple, yet so very, very good, so I wanted to share a photo from the last batch I made, using yellow squash instead of green. I don’t know how long the … Continue reading →

I first had this salad (already picked over here, sorry!) at T.G.I. Friday’s in the good ol’ days when I didn’t worry too much about what I ate.  As I remember, it was made with spicy crunchy chicken tenders, romaine lettuce, tomato, cheddar, red onion, hard boiled egg, and honey-mustard dressing.  It may have had … Continue reading →

I was casting about for what to make for dinner one evening when I remembered it had been ages since I’d made one of my favorite comfort food dishes, pasta with pancetta and red pepper flakes, topped with fried eggs and a sprinkling of parsley. These were small eggs (from young chickens that are called … Continue reading →

I needed to use up some apricots, so here’s what I made, a lovely easy apricot jam. The recipe, from Fine Cooking, called for just the fruit, sugar and lemon juice. But I added a few cardamom seeds, because I was in an ethnic mood. This is the kind of jam you store in the … Continue reading →

I read a reference to tuna casserole somewhere recently and just instantly had a yen for the dish that had to be satisfied. I had nearly everything I needed in the cupboard, so easily threw it together. A half box of penne, tuna, home made dried bread crumbs (I mixed the crumbs with a little … Continue reading →

Looking at this, my results aren’t so different from the nice photo in Prevention‘s August issue that inspired me. Their Garlic Bread Pizza was more of a flatbread than a pizza (to me) on a whole wheat crust, with ricotta and pine nuts on top.  It was grilled, but I used my oven.  I had … Continue reading →

I often stay home all day on Saturday, to do my writing and catch up on chores etc. from my work week.  But I recently made a point of visiting the Amish Market in Kingston, on the hunt for bockwurst. Sadly, they’d run out early that day, but I did take home some pulled pork, … Continue reading →

I always read Melissa Clark’s column, “A Good Appetite,” in the New York Times Dining Section. So I had to try her Brown Butter Nectarine Cobbler/Cake recipe, and the results were delicious. I used her alternate fruit, peaches, as I’d found some nice NJ Peaches the day before, and three big ones were perfect for … Continue reading →

An impromptu weekend breakfast of egg sandwich on a whole wheat hamburger bun from Trader Joe’s. I also had leftover spicy Italian chicken sausage from them, that needed to be used. So I sliced it into a pan, threw in a couple of eggs, and scrambled it up on the spot. I may have put … Continue reading →